Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast

Today we jump back 15 years to the July 26, 2011 episode of the PWTorch Livecast with host PWTorch editor Wade Keller and Jason Powell of ProWrestling.net where they discussed with live callers Monday's Raw episode in-depth including holes in the booking that were exposed by two title matches and rushing C.M. Punk back, where they go at Summerslam, the WWE announcing situation with Jim Ross apparently back, state of WWE tag division, Dave Lagana's blog on C.M. Punk 2006-2007, Daniel Bryan's WM28 tease, and much more.

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In this week’s Interview Classic podcasts, we jump back to 15 years ago this week (7-22-2011) for PWTorch editor Wade Keller interview with former WWE Creative Team member (2009-2010) John Piermarini. They discussed the C.M. Punk-John Cena match at Money in the Bank, Daniel Bryan's surprise Money in the Bank win including who in particular in power likely pushed for his win, the Triple H-Vince McMahon angle on Raw and where it might lead, and more including live calls on a variety of subjects including what changes Triple H make say, R-Truth's push, and much more. In the VIP Aftershow, must-listen insight into life after TV tapings and the how the writers, producers, and wrestlers do and don't intermingle, and whether the mood is different after good or bad PPVs and TVs. And finally, fascinating insight into the relationship former WWE booker Pat Patterson has with Raw's lead writer Brian Gewirtz and other WWE creative team members.

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In this week's 5 Yrs Ago Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast "Flagship" episode (8-10-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast discussed the upcoming debut of AEW Rampage (announce team overexposure risks, format ideas), C.M. Punk, Bray Wyatt, NXT cuts and the odd Vince McMahon treatment of NXT lately, Karrion Kross, Summerslam line-up, Drew McIntyre’s current situation, Bianca Belair’s upside as a centerpiece top star, Sasha Banks’s return, Charlotte’s improvements, John Cena’s return, Cody-Malikay Black angle, and some fun mailbag topics including which AEW wrestlers would Vince McMahon most covet.

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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the weekly Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast.AEW ALL IN EARLY PREVIEW

• A deep dive into AEW All In's top three title matches and Casino Gauntlet match with an assessment of the growth of Will Ospreay and Kenny Omega, progress with Willow Nightingale's work on promos, improvement lately with Mercedes Mone, and the framework and significance of Christian & Copeland vs. The Young Bucks

MAILBAG TOPICS

• Match lengths in WWE following a predictable and sometimes frustrating pattern
• Thoughts on WWE's Luchador Tournament and the pros and considerable cons to how they're featuring it so far and has the blending of WWE and AAA gone too far
• CM Punk and Kevin Owens are wasting their time talking about ancient history and old grudges when there's so much fresher material to work with from their time in WWE
• Did Bobby Lashley deserve the push Oba Femi is getting
• Does WWE taking the US Title off of Trick Williams so quickly hurt him or indicate they're losing faith in him
• Is Tony Khan's success as a booker indicative of how easy it to actually book or is TK especially qualified with his background as a passionate fan
• Should AEW cut back on the length of their so-called two-and-a-half hour Dynamites?

VIP-EXCLUSIVE AFTERSHOW (posted separately)

• Thoughts on Jason and Wade on the Minnesota Vikings prospects and breaking news on the starting quarterback being named
• Chad Gable over-the-head clap routine resembling the SKOL chant and a key part of Gable's background WWE is entirely skipping and how it could help him as he struggles to get a strong crowd reaction these days
• Big Cass's presentation so far
• What's intriguing about the Bron Breakker-Oba Femi situation but a key aspect that is being downplayed and how it could benefit the story
• Becky Lynch's return and the continuation of face-face bickering and conflict with Stephanie Vaquer
• Is WWE going to pay a bigger and bigger price if they stay on this course of booking their top acts lately
• Thoughts on WWE Unreal including Paul Levesque vetoing John Cena's idea to have boring, bad matches on purpose
• Other thoughts on this season of WWE Unreal and will there be another given the lack of top ten rankings on Netflix this season
• The Rock going into music now and whether it's something to mock or applaud?
• Closing thoughts on The Bloodline situation and the murky muddled interactions between all of the players
• It's time for WWE to go back to some of the fundamentals that make pro wrestling work rather than trying to produce "cinema" and ambiguous contradictory personalities bickering with bad finishes to key matches that seem more focused on "moments" and "merch" than pulling viewers into compellin

Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from July 21, and 25, 2011.

On the July 21, 2011 episode, PWTorch Livecast, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Sean Radican discussed with live callers C.M. Punk crashing Comic-Con and starting a program with Triple H, what WWE is aiming for with the Punk angle off TV, potential directions for Summerslam, where Punk might show up next, current independent news, and much more.

Then on the July 25, 2011 episode, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell discussed with live callers expectations for Monday's WWE Raw and the Raw rating, how WWE could stretch out C.M. Punk's return (with ideas that lasted all of two hours), Bruce's TNA live event experience over the weekend, why WWE has Sheamus playing face right now, possibility of Orton playing heel on Smackdown, plus a Torch correspondent at Sunday's Smackdown house show calls in for additional perspective, and much more.

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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (8-9-2016), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch senior columnist Bruce Mitchell. They discussed the previous night’s Raw in detail including the Demon/Finn Balor teasers, Seth Rollins’ promo, the Randy Orton-Brock Lesnar segment, Mick Foley and Daniel Bryan, Enzo, and much more with live callers and email topics.

Also, a bonus podcast from that night with PWTorch columnist Greg Parks hosting the WWE Smackdown Post-Game Show discussing Week 3 of the New Era for Smackdown with live callers, plus Summerslam build-up, should there be Smackdown roster moves, and more.

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In this week’s Interview Classic podcasts, we jump back to 10 years ago this week (8-4-2011) for PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell interviewing Bob Backlund and Iron Sheik live in front of a studio audience at the Dan Gable Wrestling Museum in Waterloo, Iowa on July 23, 2016. They discussed their transition from amateur to professional wrestling, their relationships with Vincent J. McMahon and Vincent K. McMahon, and much more.

In our second Interview Classic selection, we jump back ten years (7-30-2016) to PWTorch contributor Jim Valley's interview with Magnum T.A., plus live calls, nostalgia, more!

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Today we jump back 15 years to the July 20, 2011 episode of the PWTorch Livecast with host PWTorch Livecast with host PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill. They discussed with live callers 1,001 different possible directions WWE could go on next week's Raw, plus how WWE could answer the big question of what do they do at Summerslam to top MITB's John Cena-CM Punk match, possible PPVs for a Hunter-Punk match, Edge's possible re-involvement in Christian's storyline, Goldberg coming to WWE and why it didn't work out, Punk's future, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they dove into the McNeill Mailbag for a look at tournament history, and more.

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Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from August 6 and 7, 2011.

On the Aug. 6, 2011 episode, PWTorch Livecast, host PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell discussed the fallout from Sunday night's Money in the Bank and the news of the day including Sin Cara's suspension and John Cena's apology to The Rock. Live callers bring up subjects ranging from whether C.M. Punk could show up in TNA to whether Daniel Bryan will end the MITB streak or the injuries on the PPV and much more.

Then on the Aug. 7, 2011 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and Jason Powell of Prowrestling.net discussed with live callers the fall-out from Money in the Bank on Raw, how McMahon, Punk, Hunter, and Cena all fit into the picture, some early predictions on where the top angle on Raw could go with Hunter in power and McMahon perhaps taking a reduced role, Raw ratings and what it says about the impact of the angle, Sin Cara's WWE status following his suspension, Keller & Powell preview the big Smackdown taping following MITB they attended right after the Livecast, and much more.

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In this week's 5 Yrs Ago Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast "Flagship" episode (8-5-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin covered the following topics: Remembering Bobby Eaton… Bray Wyatt’s WWE departure and potential in AEW… Adam Cole in AEW and should he disrupt prior plans… Ric Flair’s WWE departure and value to AEW… AEW United Center sellout… Reviews of last two AEW Dynamite episodes including Nick Gage, Juventud Guerrera, Cody-Malakai angle… Review of Smackdown including Roman Reigns-Finn Balor, contract signing with Baron Corbin and John Cena… Review of NXT including Dexter Lumis vs. Johnny Gargano with romance with Indi Hartwell at stake… And more…

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